The first footage of Bruce Lee's playable character in Electronic Arts’ upcoming “UFC” game on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 was revealed today via a press release obtained by Examiner.

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Sporting his signature bowl haircut and unbelievable physique in the trailer, Lee looks the part of a mixed-martial artist in a next generation console fighting game. Unleashing his signature jabs, kicks and an arm-bar in the video, EA has spent considerable time nailing down Lee’s legendary fighting style.

“When you’re playing as Bruce Lee, we want to make sure that you feel that speed, that power, that agility that he was known for,” said EA’s Brian Hayes in the trailer. “We want to make sure that when you’re controlling Bruce Lee in the octagon, that you feel like ‘The Dragon.”

Lee was originally announced as a pre-order bonus character for EA Sports’ upcoming UFC game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in early April.

Lee is no stranger to the video game scene, but this will be his first appearance in a game in over a decade. His role in UFC will be his first official appearance in a video game since the XBox’s “Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon” in 2002 and the Game Boy Advance’s “Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend,” in 2003.

According to the UFC’s Dana White, Lee’s appearance in the game was a must.

“I think the sport of Mixed-Martial Arts was started by Bruce Lee,” White said in the trailer. “His image is very powerful.”

EA Sports' UFC title is set for a June 17 release on the PlayStation 4 and XBox One.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a lecturer of English and Journalism at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, NY and is a former Weekend News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media, where he served from 2012-2014. Hickey is also the founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. During his time with the site, Hickey has covered the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals as well as the New York Comic Con. He also owns over 1,400 video games. Hickey finished his masters at the CUNY J-School in 2011.